Jump to content

luminousone

Platinum Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,164

  • Joined

  • Days Won

    1

 Content Type 

Everything posted by luminousone

  1. luminousone
    I get my second dose on Wednesday. I’m eligible for it tomorrow, but postponed it a few days closer to the weekend - in case I get hammered with symptoms. Many of my coworkers get it tomorrow.
  2. luminousone
    So glad to be off work for the weekend. Next week I get my second shot, so we’ll see how that goes! Our school is gearing up to go hybrid instruction soon. I am on one of the committees that is planning for it. There are 90 page documents of regulations and conditions we must have in place for it to happen. It is so overwhelming, and I am not sure how we are going to pull it all off. Of course, I won’t be there in person this Spring. Maybe next Fall if my doctor says... Taxes are complete now, thanks to my ex. I got my treatment shot last week, and you are supposed to walk or move after the shot for 20 minutes, so I vacuumed the whole house. So I didn’t have to do much of that this weekend. I donated 8 bags of clothes, coats, a few tarps, etc. on Friday. After I lost so much weight being sick, I cleaned out a lot of my clothes that don’t fit anymore. Plus, my boys had left a lot of old clothes and a few coats they didn’t need anymore. So- I’ve been collecting it all through this year. And I was too weak/sick to take it anywhere. I think a lot of places were closed, anyway, because of COVID. So our church sent out volunteers for a clothing drive. And then they will get items to agencies that need them. Because- those needs don’t stop just because COVID shut places down... Anyway, my back room is cleared out and it feels so good! Next up - I have a year’s worth of bottles that need to be taken in for deposit return. I donate that money to our church youth group. Once my second vaccine shot takes hold, then I’ll feel better about taking those back to the bottle return center. Today I made lentil vegetable soup. I have not cooked in such a long time! (Just freezer stuff). It was really good, and I made a big pot of it. A lot will go into the freezer.
  3. luminousone
    Busy work week. Lots of meetings. 2 of my colleagues are retiring at the end of the year, so we will have some changes next year. Ex has done my taxes - a few random questions from him this week, but I think he got it mostly done. Went to my doctor appointment yesterday and got my treatment shots. My doc told me that the shipment of chemo drugs was held up because of snow and ice, so they had to reschedule some chemo patients. It wouldn’t have made a big deal for me to delay for a week, but I feel bad for the infusion patients that couldn’t have their scheduled treatment. But the shipment finally arrived, and people are getting back on track now. We rely on the supply chain, and it is startling when that chain is broken or disrupted.
  4. luminousone
    I am so grateful for those that have shopped for me for the past year!!! Also, many years ago I worked for a senior center and I did their shopping, took them to appointments, and did visits periodically so we could support the elderly living on their own as long as possible. It was very fulfilling. I was in my 20’s then...
  5. luminousone
    Book owners outlined key sentences. OWLET
  6. luminousone
    It occurred to me that Valentines Day came and went without fanfare for me this year. No special person in my life and honestly, being sick consumed this year. I usually send a text to my sons, and wear red or pink to work. But it wasn’t a school day and really I forgot. My younger son called that day - he usually calls on Monday nights but called a day early. But neither of us mentioned anything about Valentines. I had gotten on to my email to take care of something and there was an email from my ex, asking for some forms for taxes. It was late and I ignored it until the next day. And so a few days later I was talking with a friend and mentioned that he was already starting (our business) taxes, and it dawned on me that he was working on taxes on Valentines Day! Sheesh! I went back and looked, and sure enough, the first email was sent at 7 pm and the second one at 11:30 that night. I guess he hasn’t changed much. He never did put in much romantic effort once we were married, but I just figured he regretted getting married. He has been with his girlfriend for about 10 years. She is actually pretty sweet. She deserves better than that. (I did too.)
  7. luminousone
    Marty’s Aunt Sally kept singing. EMOJI
  8. luminousone
    I would like to think that my MIL would have been amused by the exchange too. She had a good sense of humor.
  9. luminousone
    Yes, I believe you are right on that. And maybe it is terrible of me, but I was amused by the whole email exchange (not to him, of course! I would not want to hurt his feelings!) The poor guy. He really tries to be so thoughtful to everyone.
  10. luminousone
    That is so sweet.
  11. luminousone
    Are you guys still plowing these days?
  12. luminousone
    Ugh. It probably won’t help and you likely already do this- document conversations immediately with a follow up email. “Thanks for your advisement this morning. Per our conversation today, we are moving forward using these specs, blah blah blah.”
  13. luminousone
    I forgot to say about an email I got from a guy at our church. He is very thoughtful, and full of prayers for all. So somehow, when my mother in law passed away a few weeks ago, he thought it was my mother. So he sent me an email to express his deep condolences. I thanked him, but let him know that she was my former MIL, but that I loved her and will miss her. And then you could tell that he was embarrassed and he said “I’m so sorry! I stand corrected”. And then a few minutes later he said, “I’m so sorry about your divorce”. At that point I decided not to let him know that it has been 11 years. I simply replied “No worries! I loved her and she will be missed.” And then just let it go... I think the poor guy was so worried that he said the wrong thing...
  14. luminousone
    We celebrated my mom’s 100th birthday this week! We had a family Zoom party for her, and she actually seemed to smile and respond! Since she is in a memory care center, she cannot yet receive visitors. But once my brother gets vaccinated, I think they will allow him to go. My mom and staff have had both doses now.
  15. luminousone
    Yes- my coworker did too! Her mom and dad (health professionals) think that it meant that she had had a mild case of COVID at some point, so her body reacted strongly to the first dose. More like you would expect with the second dose. She is fine now - just took a few days. I hope to either have light duty in the days after my second dose - or have it done just before the weekend. Also, our work said staff should try to stagger the second dose so we are not all sick at once. Haha!
  16. luminousone
    I read an article about research on COVID antibodies found in blood that had been previously donated in December (2019) in 9 different states. So, now they know the virus was present in the US a few months earlier than originally thought. Fascinating find.
  17. luminousone
    Poor Henrietta’s Onesie Never Excites. CHILL
  18. luminousone
    Yes! First one done. They will let me know when I go in for the booster.
  19. luminousone
    Last week I watched Zoom church, and then they invited people to connect via Zoom in a “coffee hour chat”. So I thought I would participate. Big mistake! They thought it would be a good idea to randomly assign people into chat groups. So when I got put in my group, we all awkwardly said hi. And I thought I had remembered that one person’s daughter had recently been diagnosed with cancer, so I asked about her. And her mom abruptly replied that her daughter was homeless and not communicating. So I was surprised by that answer and didn’t know how to respond. More awkward silence, then one of the group mentioned that his son had visited for the last week to pack things up for his move. I asked him where he was going, and it is to a retirement village and he is selling his house. No mention of the woman who had moved in with him, and who had paid for half the house when it was built a few years ago. And he seemed so sad, and embarrassed. So I guess that means they broke up, but I sure wasn’t going to ask. There is more to the story that I can fill in later. More awkward silence... So I said hi to the next person in the group, who is a Facebook friend but I don’t really know her beyond church. She is late 70s in age, and her FB profile pic is if her going out kayaking. So I figured that would be a safe topic to broach. And she did enjoy talking about kayaking, thank goodness!!! Well, that was the most depressing grouping, through no fault of anyone’s. No one mentioned my cancer, which was fine with me. Or my MiL’s death. I think we were all so very glad when the time was up!!! I did not participate in it today...
  20. luminousone
    I did end up getting the first dose. It was done outside in tents, and administered by a medical team from a community clinic. Sore arm for a few days, and fatigue for the week. Probably because I had also had my treatment shots the week before, so my body had a lot to process... It was also an intense week at work, with report cards due and testing happening and my boss wanted me to help create a professional development session with another person. And she cancelled a big meeting I had on the calendar since the beginning of the year so we could have a staff meeting to discuss upcoming hybrid learning. And now I have to scramble on how to do the meeting via email or forms or... (But I get that the staff meeting is pressing...) Trying to relax this weekend, even though things are looming.
  21. luminousone
    I love the colors on this one too!
  22. luminousone
    Oh, and my shot will be administered outside, not in a gym. I’m thankful for that (but it is 90% chance of rain, so I have to bundle up...)
  23. luminousone
    Not for a while. Our state has it all screwed up. But as an educator I’m all set up for tomorrow. My oncologist said just get it when they offer it. So I am. He got his at the hospital because he does rounds and treatments there.
  24. luminousone
    Sheesh! These “kids” are believing all that crap on the internet! My 20 year old son, too!
  25. luminousone
    And now Johnson and Johnson has a different one coming out - larger sample size, longer study, and was studied in the US and South America and South Africa. Not quite as effective, but that is with only one shot. And I don’t think they used mRNA on that one, so maybe my son will feel more safe with it. Moot point right now anyway - he us only 20 and it won’t be offered to him for months.
×
×
  • Create New...